Lessons from Campaigning for AIDs Activism with Sarah Schulman

This episode features an interview by Commons Librarian Holly Hammond with novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and historian Sarah Schulman. They discuss the nature of effective coalitions, the challenges of accurately documenting social movements, and lessons from campaigns led by the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) during the 1980s and 1990s. A participant in the campaigns, Schulman’s book, Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993, is based on over 200 interviews with those involved in the fight for healthcare and justice for people living with AIDS and HIV.

Transcript

• On Commons Library website
• PDF
• Word Document

Explore Further

• Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman
• What ACT UP’s successes can teach today’s protest movements
• ACT UP Oral History Project

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